Lowcountry Montessori School

Board Meeting

Published on October 20, 2020 at 10:05 PM EDT
Amended on October 21, 2020 at 4:39 PM EDT

Date and Time

Thursday October 22, 2020 at 5:30 PM EDT

Location

Conference : https://meet.google.com/ojp-hamt-tgr
 
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The mission of Lowcountry Montessori School is to provide an authentic Montessori education building a foundation for lifelong learning.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance and Guests
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
  C. Reading of the Mission Statement
  D. Approval of Agenda
  E. Statement of Compliance with FOIA
II. Consent Agenda
  A. Approve Minutes from Previous Meeting (9/24)
   
  B. Approve minutes from 10/5 special board meeting
   
  C. Approve minutes from 10/8 special board meeting
   
  D. Approve Minutes from the Facilities Committee
  E. Approve Minutes from the Finance Committee Meeting
  F. Approve Minutes from the Governance Committee Meeting
  G. Approve Minutes from the Academic Excellence Committee
III. Public Comment
  A. Public comment period, limited to 3 minutes per person.
IV. New Business
  A. Audit presentation and approval
V. Director's Report
  A. October Update
VI. Committee Reports
  A. Finance
   
Vote to approve attached September reports
  B. Facilities
   
Review preparations for hybrid / in-person instruction
Review ongoing maintenance - upgrades or repairs
  C. Governance
   
Discuss committee assignments and activity
Set timeline for board elections

 

 

 

  D. Academic Excellence
   
Discuss ongoing academic excellence initiatives.

 


 
  E. Fundraising
   
Update from Fundraising Committee
VII. Unfinished Business
  A. Update on USDA loans
  B. Vote to approve resumption of architectural design process.
  C. COVID-19 response
   
Update on plans for hybrid / in-person instruction.

 

Vote to approve any necessary schedule or policy changes.

 

VIII. Executive Session
  A. Executive Session
   
This session held in accordance with SC Code of Law, Title 30, Chapter 4, meaning it pertains to one or more of the following types of discussions:
  • Section 30-4-70(a)(1) Discussion of employment, appointment, compensation, promotion, demotion, discipline, or release of an employee, a student, or a person regulated by a public body or the appointment of a person to a public body.
  • Section 30-4-70(a)(2) Discussion of negotiations incident to proposed contractual arrangements and proposed sale or purchase of property, the receipt of legal advice where the legal advice relates to a pending, threatened, or potential claim or other matters covered by the attorney-client privilege, settlement of legal claims, or the position of the public agency in other adversary situations involving the assertion against the agency of a claim.
IX. Other Business
  A. Vote on matters from Executive Session, if required
X. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting